DISCOVERY OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
A community mapping of Phillipstown

How would you describe Phillipstown?
The narrative describes a low socio-economic neighbourhood, high in the deprivation index, with high crime rates.
We are told that Phillipstown presents a very transient community, ethically diverse and disengaged with decision making mechanisms.

Phillipstown is also one of the oldest neighbourhood in Christchurch and, although the earthquakes destroyed a big part of the historic places, the old villas still remaining in the area remind us of the old times. And "Phillipstown has character": despite the challenges, "it's not up itself", there is a sense of community, people are from all walks of life, friendly and supportive, the trees on the streets are awesome, it is close to everything - CBD, hills, beaches - and there is the Hub! (This is a collection of answers from the Survey "What do you think of Phillipstown, April/May 2020)

We would like to challenge the narrative that has been circulating so far about Phillipstown and to gain an in-depth understanding of our community and our whanau.
The Community Mapping aims at getting a detailed map (of course) of Phillipstown, its assets, strengths, skills, dreams and needs, and will include including businesses, associations, places as well as people.
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​Thanks to this "better understanding" of our neighbourhood, we will be able to better serve the needs and the aspirations of the people in our community.

How are we going to map our neighbourhood? We have developed a survey: Discovery or neighbourhood which can be filled on line.
Participating in our research is voluntary. The Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust values that participants so generously share personal information with us and we want you to know that we take our role as guardians of this information very seriously. Please, see our Privacy Statement.
We would also like to acknowledge the generosity of our community in helping us have a in-depth understanding of the neighbourhood. For this reason, by entering the Community Mapping Survey, participants will automatically enter the prize draw. Please, see Prize Draw Terms and Conditions.

The Promotion (Lucky Draw) is free and open to the Phillipstown residents only. The Survey’s promotion will run from Monday 20 September 202 to Saturday 18 December 2021.
The Promotion will consist of separate fortnightly draws and a final overall draw and a final general draw in December 2021. Please, see the calendar below:​
  • For the fortnight covering from the 4 to the 17 October 2021 - draw on Tuesday 19 October 2021
  • For the fortnight covering from the 18 to the 31 October 2021 - draw on Tuesday 2 November 2021
  • For the fortnight covering from the 1 to the 14 November 2021 - draw on Tuesday 16 November 2021
  • For the fortnight covering from the 15 to the 28 November 2021 - draw on Tuesday 30 November 2021
  • For the fortnight covering from the 29 November to the 12 December 2021 - draw on Tuesday 14 December 2021
  • General draw Sunday 19 December 2021​

2021 Past Events - click on the images for more info